I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods in which nearly all one's friends seem to be selfish or even false. And how terrible that there should be even a kind of pleasure…

Quote by CS Lewis

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If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards...

If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards...

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While...

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.

Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.

When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to...

When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to...

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as...

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as...

True friends... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.

True friends... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

Some politicians hold that the only way to make a revolutionary safe is to give...

Some politicians hold that the only way to make a revolutionary safe is to give...

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not...

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

If a single person in a country is cold or hungry, the leader is at...

If a single person in a country is cold or hungry, the leader is at...

If someone in your life talked to you the way you talk to yourself, you...

If someone in your life talked to you the way you talk to yourself, you...

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily...

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily...